IRVING, Texas (July 22, 2025) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame today announced the names of the attendees and speakers at the Seventh Annual Campbell Trophy® Summit July 24-26 at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. The event is proudly sponsored by Intuit, the global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp.

“The Campbell Trophy® Summit has grown into something truly special — a gathering of exceptional people who represent the very best of college football. It’s not just about leadership; it’s about character, purpose, and lifelong impact,” said NFF Chairman Archie Manning. “Thanks to Intuit’s incredible support, and the dedication of Mark Flynn and others, this event continues to honor Bill Campbell’s legacy in a way that inspires all of us.”

Headline speakers at the 2025 event include Pat Gelsinger (former CEO of Intel Corporation), Randy Komisar (former Partner at Kleiner Perkins), Andrew Luck (Stanford Football General Manager and College Football Hall of Fame inductee), Denis McDonough (former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs), Brad D. Smith (President of Marshall University and former Chairman and CEO of Intuit), and Steve Young (Co-Founder and Managing Director at HGGC, and a College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee from BYU).

Organized as a tribute to the late Bill Campbell, the award’s namesake and the former CEO and Chairman of Intuit, the event serves as a vehicle for the many leaders impacted by Campbell to pass on his insights about success, leadership and personal growth. The 2025 event will again provide all past Campbell Trophy® nominees a unique chance to interact and learn from many of the nation’s top entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley CEOs.

“This Summit brings to life everything we believe about the power of football to shape extraordinary leaders,” said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. “It’s remarkable to see these high-achieving scholar-athletes return year after year, committed not only to their own growth but to lifting up those around them. Bill Campbell would be proud. It’s amazing to see his legacy continue to flourish via the Summit.”

Campbell, who played and coached football at Columbia before a switch to the business world, became one of the most influential individuals in Silicon Valley as the leader of Intuit and as a board member of Apple and Google. He developed a unique reputation, earning the moniker as the “Coach of Silicon Valley” for using the lessons of the gridiron as he mentored Steve Jobs of Apple, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, Sundar Pichai and Eric Schmidt of Google, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, John Doerr of Kleiner-Perkins, Dick Costolo of X, Diane Greene of VMWare, Scott Cook and Brad D. Smith of Intuit, and countless others. His contributions have been captured in the book “The Trillion Dollar Coach.”

MWF Advisors CEO Mark Flynn, a former linebacker at Saint John’s (MN) who was a volunteer coach for an eighth-grade boys-and-girls’ flag-football team with Campbell, has played the lead role in organizing the event since its inception in 2017.

“Bill inspired a number of us, and all he ever asked was that we passed on his values from one generation to the next,” said Flynn. “He had us commit to mentoring this next generation. We decided to gather really bright, talented people who have been part of this Campbell Trophy®, saying let’s gather for three or four days to develop tomorrow’s leaders. It was unbelievable how people would make time and change their schedule to be part of Bill’s legacy… We are here to create a living legacy to Bill Campbell and all these scholar-athletes who are in the Campbell Trophy® fraternity for life.”

The Summit is open to all former nominees for the Campbell Trophy®, which has been presented since 1990, and the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, which have been bestowed since 1959. The approach of inviting all the past nominees has created a unique community of recent college graduates as well as professionals in the middle of their careers and retirees who can serve as mentors.

This year’s 188 attendees will represent 143 colleges and universities from all divisions, and their current careers range from doctors, engineers, lawyers, physicists and business and civic leaders. They carried an average GPA in college of 3.68 and 65 percent have subsequently earned advanced degrees. They currently hail from 41 different states and England, and more than half played Division I football while another 26 percent played professionally. More than 45 percent have attended a previous Summit, and their ages run from the early 20s to 71 at an average age of 35.

A three-day event, the 2025 Summit includes leadership workshops, team building activities, and several other social networking activities designed to build relationships, including a flag football game and a casino night. The panels will cover a wide range of topics designed to foster leadership, personal growth and the career development of the attendees, including a workshop with Liz Wiseman, the author of The New York Times bestseller “Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter.”

Two Campbell Trophy® winners: Thomas Burns (Virginia) and Jim Hansen (Colorado) are attending, and four College Football Hall of Fame inductees/electees are slated to attend: Blake Elliott (Saint John’s [MN]), Gordie Lockbaum (Holy Cross), Andrew Luck (Stanford) and Steve Young (BYU).

Allegheny College (PA) – Carson Messemer (2024)
Appalachian State University – Jordan Fehr (2019)
Arizona State University – Skyler Fulton (2003)
Arizona State University – Kyle Williams (2019)
Augustana University (SD) – Sam Lee (2017)
Ball State University – Riley Miller (2019)
Benedict College (SC) – Loobert Denelus (2023)
Bentley University (MA) – Rogers Boylan (2017)
Berry College (GA) – Jake Weitkamp (2022)
Boise State University – Chris Carr (2004)
Boise State University – Kekaula Kaniho (2020)
Boston College – RaMon Johnson (2000)
Brigham Young University (BYU) – Steve Young (1983) †
Brown University – Richard Jarvis III (2017)
Brown University – Caleb Moorhead (2024)
Brown University – Michael Yules (2013)
Bucknell University – Grayson Cherubino (2021)
Bucknell University – Derek Maurer (2014)
Butler University – Mike Goletz (1999)
Butler University – David McMahon (2006)
Carroll College (MT) – Nick Milodragovich (2007)
Carroll College (MT) – Hunter Peck (2024)
Coe College (IA) – Alex Aitchison (2024)
Colgate University – Nick Marsh (2024)
College of the Holy Cross – Gordon Lockbaum (1987) †
College of William & Mary – Ryan McKenna (2024)
Cornell University – Maxton Edgerly (2020)
Cornell University – Jelani Taylor (2019)
Dakota State University (SD) – Jason Grady (2015)
Dartmouth College – Evan Hecimovich (2021)
Dartmouth College – Nick Howard (2022)
Dartmouth College – Ryan McManus (2015)
Dartmouth College – Kevin Noone (2002)
Delaware State University – Peter Gaertner (2006)
Delta State University (MS) – Tyler Sullivan (2016)
DePauw University (IN) – Adam Folta (2015)
Doane University (NE) – Ty Martinsen (2023)
Drake University – Ryan Horvath (2005)
Earlham College (IN) – Drew Hosier (2008)
Eastern Illinois University – Harry Woodbery (2020)
Eastern Kentucky University – Emory Attig (2011)
Eastern Kentucky University – Patrick Ford (2012)
Fairfield University (CT) – Adam Ferreri (2000)
Florida International University (FIU) – Edward Wenger (2005)
Fresno State – Jacob Vazquez (2016)
Georgia State University – Bobby Baker (2016)
Grinnell College (IA) – Rick Johnson (2020)
Hampden-Sydney College (VA) – Michael Harris (2022)
Hampden-Sydney College (VA) – Will Thomas (2024)
Harvard University – Michael Mancinelli (2014)
Harvard University – Dominic Young-Smith (2024)
Hillsdale College (MI) – Logan VanEnkevort (2024)
Hope College (MI) – Kirby Crook (2014)
Illinois Wesleyan University – Kyle Eash (2001)
Iowa State University – Craig Mahoney (1990)
John Carroll University (OH) – Matt Wrather (2024)
Kansas State University – Brooks Barta (1992)
La Salle University (PA) – John Travers (2001)
Lake Forest College (IL) – Jamari Tansmore (2021)
Lake Forest College (IL) – George Vidas (2015)
Lehigh University – Brendan Van Ackeren (2008)
Liberty University – Brock Farrel (2005)
Lycoming College (PA) – Cole Senior (2022)
Marist University – Michael Arrington Jr. (2022)
McMurry University (TX) – Malachi LeCadre-Grey (2023)
McNeese State University – Wes Hines (2000)
Mercer University – Dorian Kithcart (2019)
Methodist University (NC) – Brandon Bullins (2023)
Middle Tennessee State University – Leighton Gasque (2014)
Minnesota State University Mankato – Spencer Dickinson (2007)
Monmouth College (IL) – Clark Gaden (2019)
Monmouth University – Jack Neri (2024)
Morehead State University – Nick Feldman (2008)
Newberry College (SC) – Jawanza Adams (2018)
North Central College (IL) – Alex Pirela (2012)
North Dakota State University – Kevin Feeney (1998)
Northern Arizona University – Eric Damko (2001)
Northern Arizona University – Michael Herrick (2010)
Northern Illinois University – Patrick Stephen (1998)
Northwest Missouri State University – Simon Mathiesen (2016)
Northwestern University – Barry Gardner (1998)
Oklahoma State University – Brad Lundblade (2017)
Oregon State University – Andrew Levitre (2008)
Penn State University – John Walsh (1980)
Princeton University – Nasir Cook (2024)
Princeton University – Jesper Horsted (2018)
Princeton University – Chad Kanoff (2017)
Rice University – Christian Francisco (2024)
Rowan University (NJ) – Chris Popper (2012)
Rutgers University – Quentin Gause (2015)
Rutgers University – Steven Tardy (1989)
Sacramento State – Peter Buck (2010)
Saint John’s University (MN) – Paul Gans (2004)
Saint John’s University – Michael Wozniak (2022)
Saint John’s University (MN) – Blake Elliott (2003) †
Saint John’s University (MN) – David Franta (2017)
Saint John’s University (MN) – Dominic Haik (2009)
Saint John’s University (MN) – Carter Hanson (2016)
Saint John’s University (MN) – Steve Ray (2012)
Sam Houston State University – Travis Watson (2011)
San Jose State University – Bryce Crawford (2018)
San Jose State University – Tom James (1998)
San Jose State University – Jeff Wucinich (1999)
Shenandoah University (VA) – Noah Temme (2023)
Southern Arkansas University – Kile Pletcher (2018)
St. Ambrose University (IA) – Brad Cook (2006)
St. Cloud State University (MN) – Matt Theis (2011)
St. John Fisher College (NY) – Dan Pollock (2008)
Stetson University – Davion Belk (2016)
Stetson University – Austin Tyrrell (2017)
Stony Brook University – Reginald (RJ) Lamarre (2024)
Texas State University – Gabe Loyd (2017)
Texas Tech University – Travis Bruffy (2019)
Texas Wesleyan University – Jaysen Price (2024)
Towson University – Christopher Watkins (2024)
Troy University – Clayton Ollendieck (2023)
Tufts University (MA) – Khalif Jeter (2020)
Tufts University (MA) – Johnathan Oneal (2022)
Tufts University (MA) – Mike Pedrini (2021)
United States Air Force Academy – Isaiah Sanders (2019)
United States Air Force Academy – David Schreck (1982)
United States Military Academy – Terry Baggett (2014)
University at Albany – J.T. Herfurth (2000)
University at Buffalo – Tyler Grassman (2015)
University of Arizona – Darrell Brooks (2005)
University of California – Jonathan Giesel (2004)
University of California, Davis – Jonathan Grant (2006)
University of Central Florida (UCF) – Eriq Gilyard (2021)
University of Central Florida (UCF) – Jordan (Kelton) Johnson (2019)
University of Chicago (IL) – Nicholas D’Ambrose (2022)
University of Colorado – Jim Hansen (1992)*
University of Colorado – Ryan Olson (1997)
University of Dayton – Martin McNamara (2001)
University of Delaware – Laith Wallschleger (2014)
University of Houston – Jason McKinley (2000)
University of Iowa – Mike Elgin (2006)
University of Kansas – Mike Rivera (2008)
University of Kentucky – Landon Foster (2015)
University of Kentucky – Antoine Huffman (2005)
University of Kentucky – Ronnie Riley Jr. (2002)
University of Maryland – Jonathan Claiborne (1977)
University of Massachusetts (UMass) – Douglas White (2002)
University of Minnesota – Adam Weber (2010)
University of Mississippi – Tyler Campbell (2012)
University of Montana – Dustin Dlouhy (2006)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) – John Greer (2000)
University of New Haven (CT) – Joseph Vitale (2024)
University of New Mexico – Justin Hall (1993)
University of North Alabama – Derrick Chatman (2008)
University of North Carolina – Joseph Dailey (2007)
University of North Dakota – Ty Boyle (2010)
University of Notre Dame – Robert Burger (1980)
University of Notre Dame – Timothy Ridder (1998)
University of Pennsylvania – Matt Rader (1998)
University of Pittsburgh – Dontez Ford (2016)
University of Redlands (CA) – Mitch Kidd (2017)
University of Redlands (CA) – Blake Roy (2019)
University of San Diego – Conrad Smith (2009)
University of South Alabama – Harrison Louden (2017)
University of South Carolina – Perry Orth (2016)
University of South Dakota – Peter Martin (1999)
University of Southern California (USC) – Gary Bethel (1977)
University of Toledo – Bailey Flint (2021)
University of Tulsa – James Kilian (2004)
University of Virginia – Thomas Burns (1993) *
University of Wisconsin-Stout – Jared Allen (2017)
University of Wisconsin-River Falls – Aaron Borgerding (2024)
University of Wyoming – Stuart Williams (2014)
Utah State University – Nick Heninger (2021)
Valparaiso University – Bobby Wysocki (2011)
Wake Forest University – Jordan Garside (2014)
Washington & Jefferson College (PA) – B.J. Monacelli (2013)
Washington State University – Ed Tingstad (1988)
Wayne State University (MI) – Drake Reid (2023)
Wayne State University (MI) – Josh Renel (2011)
Wayne State University (MI) – Nick Thomas (2012)
Wesleyan University (CT) – Glenn Smith (2020)
Wesleyan University (CT) – Jake Edwards (2023)
Wesleyan University (CT) – Sean Walker (2024)
Wesleyan University (CT) – Joe Wilson (2018)
Wheaton College (IL) – James Hoxworth (2003)
Wheaton College (IL) – Eric Stevenson (2018)
Widener University (PA) – Timothy (T.J.) Hess (2001)
Widener University (PA) – Brandon Richards (1998)
Wingate University (NC) – Trevor Grant (2023)
Yale University – Casey Gerald (2008)
Yale University – Tyler Varga (2014)

Campbell Trophy® Finalist and NFF National Scholar-Athlete (bolded)
*Campbell Trophy® Winner
†College Football Hall of Fame Inductee/Electee

• Matt Abrahams: Lecturer, Stanford University Graduate School of Business; Host, Think Fast, Talk Smart podcast
• Mehdi Alhassani: Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Palantir Technologies
• Scott Brady: Founder, Innovation Endeavors; Lecturer, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
• Diane Flynn: Co-founder and CEO, ReBoot Accel
• Mark Flynn: CEO, MFW Advisors; Former linebacker, Saint John’s University (MN)
• Pat Gelsinger: Former CEO, Intel Corporation and VMware; Author of The Juggling Act: Bringing Balance to Your Faith, Family, and Work
• Steve Hatchell: President and CEO, National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame
• Randy Komisar: Former Partner, Kleiner Perkins; Consulting Professor of Entrepreneurship, Stanford University; Bestselling author of The Monk and the Riddle
• Andrew Luck: General Manager, Stanford Football; 2022 College Football Hall of Fame inductee; Quarterback, Stanford (2008–11) and Indianapolis Colts (2012–18); Four-time Pro Bowl selection
• Denis McDonough: Former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Former White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama; All-conference defensive back, Saint John’s University (MN)
• Ryan Nece: Managing Partner, Next Legacy Partners; Four-year starting linebacker, UCLA; Seven-year NFL veteran
• Keenan Reynolds: Deployment Strategist, Palantir Technologies; Former starting quarterback, U.S. Naval Academy; Three-year NFL veteran
• Ted Robinson: Emmy Award–winning television and radio broadcaster
• Matthew Sign: COO, National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame; Former nose guard, Rice University
• Brad D. Smith: President, Marshall University; Former Chairman and CEO, Intuit
• Bob Sutton: Professor Emeritus of Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University; New York Times bestselling author
• Liz Wiseman: CEO, The Wiseman Group; New York Times bestselling author of Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
• Denise Lee Yohn: Brand leadership expert; Keynote speaker; Author of the bestselling books What Great Brands Do and Fusion
• Steve Young: Co-founder and Managing Director, HGGC; 1983 NFF National Scholar-Athlete (Brigham Young University); 2001 College Football Hall of Fame inductee; 2005 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee

The captain of Columbia’s 1961 Ivy League championship team, Bill Campbell found his true calling after an unlikely career change at age 39 from football coach to advertising executive. His ability to recruit, develop and manage talented executives – all lessons learned on the gridiron –proved to be a critical component of his ability to inspire his business teams to the highest levels of success.

Campbell joined the NFF Board in 1978 while he was still a coach at Columbia, and he continued to serve with distinction until his passing in 2016. In 2004, the NFF recognized Campbell’s contributions and accomplishments by presenting him with the NFF Gold Medal, the organization’s highest honor. In 2009, the NFF renamed college football’s premier scholar-athlete award as The William V. Campbell Trophy® in his honor.

Celebrating its 36th year in 2025, the Campbell Trophy® identifies one individual as the absolute best in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership, and it has become one of college football’s most sought after and competitive awards. Made of 25-pounds of bronze and 24-inches in height, the trophy is currently displayed at its official home inside the New York Athletic Club. The trophy is accompanied by a $25,000 postgraduate scholarship.

The centerpiece to the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards Presented by Fidelity Investments, the Campbell Trophy® was first presented in 1990 and adds to the prestige of the program, which was launched in 1959 as the first initiative in history to award postgraduate scholarships based on a player’s combined academic, athletic and community accomplishments. Using the recipients of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards as the pool of finalists, the NFF selects one member of the class as the winner of the Campbell Trophy®. The program has awarded $12.9 million to 938 top athletes since its inception, and it currently distributes around $300,000 each year. Coupled with the money distributed by its local chapters, the NFF has distributed more than $40.6 million.

Jim Hansen, who won the 1992 Campbell Trophy® and earned a Rhodes Scholarship, said he has spent the past 30 years of his life trying to recreate the meaningful relationships he experienced with his teammates as an offensive tackle at the University of Colorado.

“I think the closest that I have come outside of my immediate family are these Campbell Trophy® Summits,” said Hansen, who has attended all six previous summits and currently serves as the Naval Research Laboratory Marine Meteorology Division Superintendent. “These are my people, and I love being able to spend time with them… A common theme that we learned is the importance and value of relationships. Bill Campbell has given us a great gift in the ability to bring together all these great people to build and maintain relationships and have an impact on our communities.”